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    Surprised that CivilNet did a legit investigation, I guess anything to make this government look bad (in this case rightfully so).

    “Author: Mkrtich Karapetyan

    According to the information of CivilNet, turning changes were recorded in the criminal proceedings related to Mikael Minasyan, the husband of the daughter of the third President of the Republic of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, when a computer belonging to Minasyan appeared in the hands of law enforcement officers.

    On August 13, it became known that a new criminal prosecution was initiated against Serzh Sargsyan’s son-in-law, former RA ambassador to the Vatican, Mikael Minasyan. He is accused of illegal participation in business activities, embezzlement of especially large amounts of property, non-payment of taxes, money laundering. The initiation of a new criminal prosecution by the Prosecutor’s Office violated the supposed silent agreement between Minasyan and the law enforcement officers for about three years. Minasyan, who was an active participant in domestic political life until June 2021, did not make public statements after the extraordinary elections, and “Karyak Media” associated with him stopped its activity at the beginning of 2022. Instead, there was no significant progress in the criminal proceedings related to him, and in September 2022, it became known that the international search for Minasyan was stopped.
    It is as a result of the complex examination of Mikayel Minasyan’s computer and the restoration of the files stored in it that the investigators gained access to the entire contents of the computer. According to our information, that computer served Minasyan and/or his affairs in the years 2009-2014 (during this period, Minasyan was the first deputy head of the president’s office, then the RA ambassador to the Holy See). The recovered files contain information on bank transfers, emails, lists of officials, politicians and media that Minasyan financed.
    A lot of information about the businesses founded by him in Armenia and abroad, the purchase and sale contracts of various companies, and tax documents also appeared in the hands of the investigators. Although the Investigative Committee in the case related to Minasyan pointed out “Shant”, “Armenia”, “Armnews”, ATV TV channels, News.am, Tert.am websites as media financed by him, according to our information, the list of media financed by Minasyan and their heads is larger. . In general, the circle of persons financed by Minasyan is not limited exclusively to former officials. there is also data on the current officials, representatives of the government and politicians close to the government and the media.”

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